Actually there are nine federal states in Austria:
Wien (Vienna)
Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)
Steiermark (Styria)
Burgenland
Kärnten (Carinthia)
Salzburg
Tirol (Tyrol)
Vorarlberg
Austria is a federal republic.
It's a Federal Republic
Austria is a federal parliamentary republic. The current head of government (Federal Chancellor) is Werner Faymann. He heads a two-party coalition between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (centre left) and the Austrian People's Party (centre right).
It's a Federal Republic
Casey Austria's birth name is Casey Anne Austria.
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Austria is a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. Austria has a Federal President, who serves as head of state, a largely ceremonial role. The Federal Chancellor is the head of government and exercises authority over the executive branch. Two parliamentary chambers, the National Council and the Federal Council serve as the legislative body. The judiciary is independent of both the executive and legislative branches and is solely a federal entity.
Arnold Scwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria (Located in the federal state of Styria).
Alexander Van Der Bellen is the federal President of Austria. He took office on 2017 January 26.
As of June 2014, the President of Austria is Heinz Fischer. He has been the President since July 6, 2004. Austria also has a federal chancellor, a federal minister, and a cabinet. The current Chancellor is Werner Faymann and the current Minister is Josef Ostermayer.
Austria is a federal parliamentary republic. The current head of government (Federal Chancellor) is Werner Faymann. He heads a two-party coalition between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (centre left) and the Austrian People's Party (centre right).
Germany. Official name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland = Federal Republic of Germany. Switzerland. Official name: Confederatio Helvetica = Swiss Confederation Austria. Official name: Bundesrepublik Österreich = Federal Republic of Austria. You could also count Spain, as some parts of Spain (for example Catalonia) have separate parliaments and governments, but not all of Spain does. By the same logic you could count the UK. Scotland, Wales and norther Ireland have separate parliaments and governments, but England is ruled directly by the national government.